“That would be the key,” Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said. “If the guy comes in and has the mindset that ‘I’m going to create a problem in the locker room’ because he feels he should be the starter, that would not be a good fit. It needs to be a guy understands his role and could fit our team and be ready to go at a moment’s notice.”

They thought that might have been Webb, but his playoff performance was so bad that replacing him might be one of the most important moves the Vikings make.

We need more of those 60 yard passing performances from Ponder. Be assured if you come to the Vikings, you will ride the pines. And you better be ready to go (Start in the Playoffs) at a moments notice. No pressure.

Keep Webb but move him to WR. He is too good of an athlete to just give up on!

stellarperformance says:Mar 6, 2013 12:27 PM

Not allowing the new guy to have the mindset that he is good enough to start is a mistake. Look what happened in Seattle and San Francisco last year. If the new guy is any good, it will be apparent during traning camp. Why wouldn’t you want that???

Poor Joe Webb getting a bad rap… But dude doesn’t even have experience.. If you thought he would succeed in the playoffs with barely starting a few games in the NFL… That’s the coaching staff not him.. Give him more reps and help him throw the ball he isn’t that bad… Just sayin

Vince Young could be a cheap effective short term solution at back up QB for the Vikes.
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Joe Webb is Vince Young, except he’s good enough to have been in the NFL last year.

jabeus says:Mar 6, 2013 1:04 PM

what is your guys (commentors) obsession with Joe Webb??? the Joe Webb experiment is over, if he was any good at receiver they wouldn’t have moved him to QB in the first place.

the wildcat is a fad, everyone knows it doesn’t work like it did the one year for Miami. and this point Joe Webb might be a better defensive back than an offensive player.

The vikings need more “down the field” threats, they already have enough hope the catch and then break a big one” guys. I give Joe Webb a 2% of making the team next year at any position (which it how it should be)

WOW…so many Ponder haters. I am not sure if you know this, but you will now, that Ponder was the 2nd best QB in the Month of December. THE ONLY ONE BETTER WAS PEYTON MANNING. He showed some serious promise in December. If you think, for one second, he didn’t have some serious pressure, you are clearly mistaken. The Vikings had to win every game in order to get into the playoffs, and they did!
He lead us to a 4 game winning streak, and a playoff birth in his 2nd season. Give the dude a break, especially when he’s throwing to Michael Jenkins, Devin Aromashadu, and an injured Jerome Simpson. To be honest, the only average receiver there is Simpson, the rest are well below average.
If we can bring Percy back and draft a starting WR, we’ll be just fine, especially with AP in the backfield.

Seriously, the big names they include are Tyler Thigpen and Bruce Gradkowski? Man there is some serious issues with the Vikings front office.

Out of those names, I would pursue Matt Moore. He fits the offensive scheme, from what I’ve seen, more and is a lot like Ponder (skillset wise).

fargovikesfan says:Mar 6, 2013 1:30 PM

Joe Webb will be cut most likely… Yeah the guy is a phenomenal athlete, but that doesn’t mean he’s automatically a MUST keep on the roster. He’s not a WR, can’t catch & poor route runner, and we’ve all seen what he’s like at QB.
Seems like a good guy, but if he can’t play there’s no need to keep him around.

The Vikings are playing this like the Jets did with Sanchez, not saying it will turn out like the Jets situation did, but I am saying this is not the team you want to mimic.

rca26 says:Mar 6, 2013 1:46 PM

Moore and Cassell have already had better seasons than Ponder has ever had – so if they want a guy who isn’t going to create any competition, it looks like the Vikings are going to be gettin’ Thiggy wit it.

And the critics say, oh, I see so thats why Shanny took Cousins in the 4th round. That was a steal he should’ve gone no later than the 2nd…as a matter of fact Cleveland should’ve picked him instead of Weeden…Cousins could very likely have a Brady type career…bide his time and then here son the keys are yours now.

devikesfan says:Mar 6, 2013 2:00 PM

Get the o-line to cut down on the penalties, and get some legit receivers. Ponder will be fine.

This is what the vikes did and will continue to do. They are building a team for the future. They had 6 rookies who contributed to a 10-6 record along with a qb who was in his first full year. Give the team credit they got to the playoffs! Ponder will continue to get better plus hes a texas boy who played college in florida…

So a backup QB that’s not good enough to beat out Ponder for the job? Scratch Vince Young, David Garrard, and Matt Moore off the list. Heck, scratch Matt Cassel too. I’m starting to think Jawalrus is the guy their looking for.

Matt Moore is far and away the cream of that crop. Fins want him back and are prepared to pay accordingly. Considering Moore is presently the 3rd best QB in the AFCEast, and better than Ponder, don’t see him going anywhere that he can’t legitimately compete for the starting job.